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A) This city was the location of one of the worst bombings in history near the end of WWII! Thousands were killed in an instant and thousands more died soon after.
Fly to these coordinates 34.395483 132.453592 Then open the Wikipedia article on "bombings" and answer the following:
  • What is this building called, where is it located (city and country) and why is it still standing?
  • What 2 cities in this country were the first to be bombed by nuclear weapons and why?
  • How many people died during the bombing of this city? What happened to the people who survived the initial bombing?
Do further research at:Atomic Bomb Researchand answer these questions:
  • What were the names of each of the bombs dropped on these 2 cities?
  • Why did the U.S. decide to drop the second bomb?